2007-03-30 16:16:28 CEST

2007-03-30 16:16:28 CEST


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Raisio - Decisions of general meeting

RAISIO'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 30 MARCH 2007


Raisio plc	Stock Exchange Release 30.3.2007                                   

RAISIO'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 30 MARCH 2007                                   

Raisio plc's Annual General Meeting approved the 2006 financial statements and  
discharged the members of the Supervisory Board and the Board of Directors as   
well as the CEOs from liability. The AGM decided to pay a dividend of EUR 0.03  
per share. The Board of Directors' proposals to the Annual General Meeting were 
approved without changes.                                                       

A total of 2,376 shareholders were present in person or represented by proxy at 
the AGM held in Turku, representing 26.2 million shares, or 15.9 per cent of the
total.                                                                          

DIVIDEND PAYMENT                                                                

The AGM decided that a dividend of EUR 0.03 per restricted/free share would be  
paid for 2006. The dividend will be paid to shareholders entered in the         
shareholders' register on the matching date, 4 April 2007. The pay-out date will
be 13 April 2007. The dividend will not be paid to the shares held by the       
company.  
                                                                      
CHANGING THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION  
                                          
The Board of Directors' proposal for changing paragraphs 12, 13, 14, 15 and 17  
and repealing paragraph 20 was approved according to the proposal. According to 
the paragraph 10 approved in the meeting the Annual and Extraordinary General   
Meetings will be held in Raisio or Turku. The proposal for change has been      
published in full in the Stock Exchange Release issued on 12 February 2007.  
   
AUTHORIZATION TO REPURCHASE AND DISPOSE COMPANY SHARES
                    
The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to make a decision 
on the purchase of, at most, 3,300,000 free shares and 875,000 restricted       
shares. The authorization is valid until 30 September 2008 at the latest.       
Furthermore, the Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to    
decide on the disposal of company shares. The disposal authorization comprises  
both the 4,930,500 free shares and 41,200 restricted shares already possessed by
the company, and the shares possibly acquired for the company on the basis of   
the new authorization of purchase. The disposal authorization is valid until 30 
March 2012 at the latest.
                                                    
Further details of the authorizations have been published on 12 February 2007 in
the Stock Exchange Release. 
                                                    
APPOINTMENTS
                                                             
The number of members of the Supervisory Board was confirmed to be 25. For the  
term commencing from the end of the Annual General Meeting and ending at the    
Annual General Meeting of 2010, appointed members of the Supervisory Board are  
Juhani Enkovaara, Risto Ervelä, Hans Langh, Asko Leinonen, Urban Silén, Tuula   
Tallskog, and Johan Taube.                                                      
Authorized Public Accountants Johan Kronberg and Mika Kaarisalo were elected as 
regular auditors for the financial year 2008, with Authorized Public Accountants
PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd and Kalle Laaksonen as deputies.                     

RAISIO PLC                                                                      


Heidi Hirvonen                                                                  
Communications Manager                                                          
Tel. +358 50 567 3060                                                           

Further information:                                                            
VP, Finance and Treasury Janne Martti, tel. +358 50 556 6521                    


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